Katelyn Houser 9.1 ASL Vocabulary

Question 1

Deaf Space

Answer 1

Sign Deaf - move pointer finger from in front of the ear on your dominant side to your chin then sign Space by using dominant hand palm down and rotate in a circle in front of you

Question 2

Bedroom

Answer 2

With dominant hand place palm on dominant side of face to sign ‘sleep’ then with both hands, one in front of the other, make an incomplete box in front of you

Question 3

Fire alarm

Answer 3

Sign fire - both hands palms toward you going up and then with ND hand flat up, place dominant pointer finger flat on ND hand to sign ‘alarm’

Question 4

Dining room

Answer 4

Sign ‘dining’ (dominant hand in flat ‘O’ hand shape to mouth) and then sign room

Question 5

Living room

Answer 5

Sign ‘living’ - dominant hand going in small upward circles on middle of chest and then sign room

Question 6

Garage

Answer 6

With ND hand palm face down use dominant hand in a number ‘3’ hand shape to sign ‘car’ and park it under ND hand

Question 7

Smoke detector

Answer 7

Finger spell smoke and then sign detector (same as alarm) with ND hand in flat letter ‘5’ hand shape and use dominant hand in number ‘1’ hand shape to place on ND hand

Question 8

Peephole

Answer 8

With both hands up and palms facing away from you, use dominant hand to ‘open a door’ and then dominant hand in letter ‘f’ hand shape goes to your dominant sides eye

Question 9

Stairway

Answer 9

With dominant hand in a bent number ‘3’ hand shape use your pointer and middle finger to scurry upwards as if you’re climbing stairs

Question 10

Laundry room

Answer 10

Sign laundry - both hands facing each other in loosely bent number ‘5’ hand shape and twist them and then sign room

Question 11

Elevator

Answer 11

With ND in a fist, palm facing you, use dominant hand with pointer finger up and place on back of ND fist and move up and down, like an elevator.

Question 12

Ordinal numbers

Answer 12

Sign numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 sideways with tips of fingers facing away from you with one jerk of hand to indicate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Question 13

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th floors

Answer 13

Sign number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 sideways with tips of fingers facing away from you with one jerk of hand to indicate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and then floor is with both hands palms faced down with thumbs towards you and pinkies out to indicate a flat surface.